This record is an overview entry for biological data collected on Soela cruise SO 6/82. This cruise took place in the North West Shelf during 15 November - 16 December 1982, under the leadership of Tim Davis and A. Heron. Biological data collected on this cruise include demersal fish and shark samples. Lutjanus vitta samples to investigate lunar periodicity in spawning activity. Stomach samples of Nemipterus peronii, Saurida undosquamis, Abalistes stellaris, Parapeneus pleurospilus, Nemipterus tambuloides and Lethrinus choerorhynchus from diel feeding experiment and 4812 stomach samples from 52 trawls. Zooplankton abundance data, larval fish and benthic samples. Phytoplankton, bacteria and zooplankton productivity data. Storage trial data on Epinephalus areolatus and Glaucosoma burgeri for the food technology studies. Trial data on healthy fish tagging. EK 400 acoustic data at four stations for John Penrose, W.A.I.T.(derived from the cruise report) - Biological data is available via Data Trawler. - Biological Field Data Sheets recorded during this voyage have been scanned to PDF, and are available on-line at http://www.marine.csiro.au/datacentre/process/data_files/BioData/log_sheet_scans/BOX_AB2009_549/BOX_AB2009_549_index.htm and http://www.marine.csiro.au/datacentre/process/data_files/BioData/log_sheet_scans/BOX_AB2009_550/BOX_AB2009_550_index.htm